DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado welcomed many new babies on Thursday — much like any other Thursday. But Feb. 29 only comes once every four years.
The chances of being born on a Leap Day are just 1 in every 1,461 days, so several hospitals shared photos and details of newborns who entered the world on the 2024 leap year. Some hospitals took some time to celebrate the “leap” babies, as is common for many holidays.
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It appears this year’s leap day was for mostly the boys, as AdventHealth reported five baby boys and Denver Health reported 10 boys. UCHealth reported five babies born as of 2 p.m. but only shared details of one — also a boy.
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AdventHealth welcomed Leap Day babies to its Littleton, Castle Rock, Parker and Avista hospitals on Thursday.
AdventHealth Avista also welcomed a set of Leap Day twin boys into the world: Ronan and Ambrose. The odds of having twins on a leap day are 1 in 50,000, or 0.002%, according to AdventHealth.